Dr. Chandrasekar Muthukumar is as an associate professor in the School of Aeronautical Sciences, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, India. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. His master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering was from Nanyang Technological University-TUM ASIA, Singapore. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. His research interests include fibre metal laminates, natural fibres, biocomposites, aging, and their characterization. He has published >20 research articles in peer-reviewed SCI journals, authored and co-authored 6 book chapters, and 9 articles in conference proceedings. He is an active peer reviewer for the Journal of Composite Materials, Polymer Composites, Materials Research Express, and the Journal of Natural fibres. Dr. Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani is an associate professor in the School of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering at Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), Tamil Nadu, India. He received his Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Directorate of Technical Education, Tamil Nadu in 2004, then obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University Chennai in 2007 and his Master of Technology in Automotive Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology in 2009. He then went on to receive his Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Biocomposites) from KARE in 2018. He completed his Postdoctoral Research in the Mechanical and Process Engineering Department at Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB, Thailand. He started his academic career as an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at Kalasalingam University in 2010. His research interests include biodegradable polymer composites and characterization. He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and is currently editing three books on the theme of biocomposites. Dr. Senthilkumar Krishnasamy is an Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He previously worked in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), India, from 2010 to 2018 (October). He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Anna University, Chennai in 2005. He then chose to continue his master's studies and graduated with a master's degree in CAD/CAM from Anna University, Tirunelveli, in 2009. He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering – Kalasalingam University in 2016. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia and King Mongkut's University of Technology (KMUTNB) North Bangkok under the research topics of experimental investigations on mechanical, morphological, thermal and structural properties of kenaf fiber/mat epoxy composites and sisal composites/ and fabrication of eco-friendly hybrid green composites on tribological properties in a medium-scale application, respectively. His areas of research include modification and treatment of natural fibers, nanocomposites, and hybrid reinforced polymer composites. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai received his PhD in Polymer Science and Technology (Chemistry) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He has published more than 100 papers, in high quality international peer reviewed journals on polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, and biopolymers, and has edited 10 books. He has received numerous awards and recognitions including prestigious KMUTNB best researcher award 2019, Kerala State Award for the Best Young Scientist 2016 and INSPIRE Faculty Award 2011. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He received his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Hessen, Germany, M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, M.Sc. in Material Science at the Erlangen-Nürnberg University, Bayern, Germany, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany and Postdoctoral Research from Kaiserslautern University and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA. He worked as a Lecturer for Production and Material Engineering Department at The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB. He has been full Professor at KMUTNB and became the President of KMUTNB. He won the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012 and 2013 at KMUTNB. He is an author of more than 150 peer reviewed journal articles.
